The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-13
A Coaching Trip.
From Puck.
Miss Ponpon-Oh. / do feel that 7 ov


From Puck.
Miss Pompon-Oh, do feel that I owe
Mr.. Tandem such an apology!
Young Mr. F. (her companion)-Why
my dear Miss Pompon, you quite surprise
me!
Miss Pompon-Oh, but it is such blow
Mrs. F.-What, pray? l am positively
alarmed
Miss Pompon-Why, fancied Mr.. Tan
denis coach had dark-green body
Mr.. F.-Oh, and the bright red does not
| please you so welll
Miss Pompon-Oh, it is not that--but
don't you see, Ihave arranged my costume
in Charles X. pink!
[Box seat brilliancy.l
Miss Gushington who goes in for fascinat-
ing ignorance)-Oh, how charming this is
Fancy owning such coach and such lovely
horses, too!
Mrs Tandem-Yes: one needs the horses,
for fact.
Miss Gushington--Oh, yes; and they are
| such beauties, too. just love these bays
next to us!
Mr.. T-You mean the wheelers; they're
chestnuts, though
Miss Cob, are they! I never can tell
the difference; and, oh, are they off or
nigh?
Mr.. T.-Why, one you know, is off, and
the other nigh.
Miss G.-Why, of course! am wretched-
ly stupid.
Mr. T.-Oh, don't mention it!
Miss Cob, but | am-and do tell me
which is the off horse?
Mr. T. pointing)-This one.
Miss Cts it, reallys How very inter
esting
Mr.. T.-Oh, not at all!
Miss G.-But it is you know-and that Of
course, is the nigh one.
Mr. NATURALLY.
Miss Cob, yes-and why, pleased
Mr. T. feebly brilliant)-Oh, possibly, be-
cause he's further from the whip
Miss Chow very odd!
Mr.. T.-Yes; it is odd.
Miss Cob, extremely odd!
Mr. T.-Yes.
Miss G.-And you are the whip9
Mr.. T.-Oh, come now, really, Miss
Gushington!
Miss Cob, know you are. have al
ways heard you were such whip.
ron the Roof
Miss Tilbury (one of the other sort)-Ive
been watching the off leader, Mr.. Chopper,
and I'm quite sure he interferes with his
left hindhoof
Mr.. C. (adrniringly)-Now, do you know
| should never have discovered that?
Miss T.-Shouldn't you, reallys l no
ticed it at once. He's a fine beast other
wise.
Mr.. C.-Yes, he goes well with his fell
low.
Miss T-Oh, they're matched to a hair!
Mr. C.-Yes, of course.
Miss T-Do you bag, Mr.. Chopper?
Mr.. C. who is not of the hunting set)-
Well, no, hardly-that is, not much, you
know.
Miss T.-You ought-it's such sport.
Mr.. Cob, yes, quite.
Miss T.-Oh, thorough. side with the
Criss Cross Club.
Mr.. C.-Do you, really?
Miss T.-Yes; I'm trying new mare now
for the next meet.
Mr.. Cit is SO!
Miss T.-Yes; l. do her across country
every day when am at home.
Mr.. Chow do you find her?
Miss T.-Oh, fairish-a poor jumper,
though.
Mr.. C.-Ah, that's rather bad.
Miss T.-Oh, very bad. How many bars
do you takel
Mr.. intellectually, you know, 1 go
out so seldom, still-three.
Miss T.-Three Why, take five and a
barbed wirel
Mr.. C. (gasping)-You don't say so!
[Real Pleasure of Coaching]
Mrs. Married Belle-How charming the
day has turned out
Mr.. Blase-Yaas.
Mrs M quite trembled for my toilet
this morning
Mr.. B.-Ya-as, it was rather threatening
Mrs M.-And one has to coach, you
know, rain or shine.
Mr.. Bob, ya-as, indeed. That's the
sport.
Mrs. Bob, do you think so!
Mr.. Bob, ya'as, indeed That's all l
coach for.
Mrs. M.-What, the rain?
Mr. B.-No; because you have to go in any
weather
Mrs. M-How odd to like thatl
Mr. Bob, ya-as; it's like a dinner, you
| know.
Mrs. MI don't altogether follow
Mr. Bob, if you accept, you must go.
Mrs Nah!
Mr.. B-And you must be on time.
Mrs. M-Now see.
Mr.. B.-Ya-as; gives zest, you know.
Mrs M-Then, suppose you only coach
and drives
Mr.. B.-That's about all.
Mrs M-You might try running for a
railway train.
Mr.. Bob, too fatiguing, and quite too
| common!